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The Franklin County Board of Elections confirmed the results of two close central Ohio races
today after recounts.

Andrew Swope will join Joseph Begeny and Elaine Tornero as elected members of the
Reynoldsburg Board of Education. Swope beat out Ryan Brzezinski by 14 votes to earn the last of
three spots in the four-way race.

Because the vote difference was smaller than one-half of one percent of the total votes cast
in the race, a recount was required by state law.

Franklin County election officials who completed the recount yesterday were waiting for final
results of a recount of votes from portions of the district that are in Licking County before
issuing the results this morning. The elections board is expected to certify the results on Monday.

The board also issued results of a recount in a Truro Township trustee race. Mike Shirey and
Barb Strusson were elected to the two trustee positions, with Strusson beating out Dennis L.
Nicodemus by nine votes in the three-way race.

In each case, the recounts confirmed the results of election night tallies.